Wheel-rim construction.



H. M. SNYDER.

WHEEL RIM CONSTRUCTION.

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1,107,719. Patented Aug. 18, 1911 2 SHEETS-111E121 1.

H. M. SNYDER. WHEEL RIM CONSTRUCTION. APPLIOATION FILED 8111mm, 1911.

1,107,719. Patented Aug. 18, 191 1 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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HARRY M. SNYDER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO DETROIT DEMOUNTABLE RIM 00., OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

WHEEL-RIM CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Aug. 18, 1914.

Application filed September 18, 1911. Serial No. 649856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. SNYDER, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at. Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented cernew and useful Improvements in Wheel-Rim Constructi'on,.of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

' In wheel 'rim constructions 0f the derioui'itahle rim type, it is advisable that the parts he so disposed as to be applicable to an ordinary wheel felly without any cutting away of the folly for the reception of holding means. e

This invention relates to a wheel rim con st ruction whereby a wheel felly may be pro-- vided with demountaliile rim holding means without special preparation.

()ne object of the invention is the provision of uicans'for removing the rim without. the. use oftools for breaking or prying apart rusted surfaces.

Another object of the invention is the simplicity and strength of construction.

The invention consists in the matters herein ftcr set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

hi the drawings. Figure l is a view in elevation of a portion of a. wheel having a rilu conslructioiithat embodies the invention: Fig. 2 is a view of a mmlilication thereof; Fig. I) is a view in section. enlarged. of

the rim and holdiiw'mcans disclosed in Fig.

2: Fig. 4 is a. view in dctail showing another n'iodilication of the holding means for ready dcmountiiu of the parts; Fig. 5 is a view; enlarged and in section of the wheel run con-- stru tion disclosed in Fig.2: Fig. i is a view in 'dctail showing another modification for readily dcmounting the rim: and Fig. 7, is 'a. view in cross section in detail. enlarged, of a, rim shoe and cap screw rciuly for assciuhling.

Referring to the drawings. a wheel of standard construction has a fclly l mounted on spokes 2 in the usual manner. A metal hand I is shrunk on or otherwise secured around the periphery of the telly in the- A series of holding bosses 8 are formed on the outer face of the hand 3 at regular intervals to receive cap screws 9 that are trans versely disposed to the felly band. The latter pass through the depending portion 10 of rim shoes ll each having a face corresponding to the scat face of the lip 5 and adapted to cooperate therewith to center the rim 6 on the felly. A wedge extension 12 on each shoe. bears against the boss 8 and c0- acts therewith to support the rim and force it. to center. struction the bosses b may be formed integrally with a stiffening flange 13 extending around the hand 3. As a ready means for withdrawing the shoe from betweenthe rim and bosses, the cap screws may each have a flanged head H, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 7 that is loosely encircled by an annular rim 15 having an upper weakened portion lti which may be bent down into the position shown. in dotted lines in Fig. 7 to retain the.

nuts 22; holding the shoes in place. The shoes may be retained by the nuts by mtl-l'EilKl lips 24 indicated in Fig. 6 similar to the portion to of ihc cap screw construction and in such instance. a shoulder 25 is formed up on the face of the. hand 17 to prevent retrogradc movement of the bolt. dcr may he also used when the nut is not flanged as indicated in Fig. 5 although this is not necessary. As a result a rim construction obtained that is readily applicable to any l'clly without mutilation or special fitting of the'latter. Furthermore while the construction is simple and strong it pro vides means for breaking rusted joints or readily demounting the outer rim Without thc use of special tools for prying the shoes out of position.

()hviously. changes in the details of construclion may he made without departing from the spirit of the invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

As a preferred form of con-' Such shonl- What I claim is A wheel rim construction comprising a band having a rim seat flange on one margin thereof, a stiffening flange and projections 15 from its face near the other margin, rim shoes adapted to rest on the stiffening flange of the other margin of the band, a demountable rim adapted to be seated on the flange and shoes and to be retained by the 1.0 latter when they are drawn between the stiffening flange and the rim, and means engaging the projecting portions adapted to draw the shoes between the stifl'ening flange and the riin for securing the latter in operative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY M. SNYDER. Witnesses: I

A. M. SHANNON, C. R. STICKNEY. 

